Saturday, December 12, 2009

We are finally encased in winter. I'm looking forward to hunkering down after the holidays and revisions are done, and losing myself in writing a new book. In the deep mid-winter seems to be my best time to write.

In celebration, here is a poem and some photos from my outings this past week.

Nights Our House Comes to Life

Some nights in midwinter when the creek clogsWith ice and the spines of fir trees stiffenUnder a blank, frozen sky,On these nights our house comes to life.It happens when you're half asleep:A sudden crack, a fractured dream, you boltingUpright – but all you can hear is the clockYour great-grandfather found in 1860And smuggled here from Dublin for his future bride,A being as unknown to him then as she is nowTo you, a being as distant as the strangersWho built this house, and died in this roomSome cold, still night, like tonight,When all that was heard were the rhythmic clicksOf a pendulum, and something, barely audible,Moving on the dark landing of the attic stairs.

Friday, December 4, 2009

So here's the kick-ass book trailer Jennifer Wolf did for me for The Ring! I think she did an amazing job. It's posted on YouTube, FaceBook, Jacket Flap, and a variety of other places. I hope you like it!

Author Photo

The Dogs of Winter

A Dog's Way Home

The Ring

About Me

I'm the author of The Dogs of Winter (Arthur A. Levine Books), A Dog's Way Home (Katherine Tegen Books) and The Ring (WestSide). I'm a long-time book lover, and a passionate dog person. I live in the high country of the Utah mountains with my husband, three dogs, and two cats. Life is sweeeet!